OAR 735-154-0000: Regulations Governing Towing and Recovery Businesses

(1) Failure to meet or maintain any of the requirements of ORS 822.200 to 822.215 or OAR 735-154-0000 through 735-154-0050 relating to a towing or recovery business shall be cause to deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to issue or renew a towing business certificate. (2) Definitions for the purposes of OAR 735-154-0000 through 735-154-0050 are as follows: (a) As used in ORS 822.200(1)(c), “purports…to be engaged in…” means to solicit or advertise towing services through the telephone book, business directory, newspaper, radio, television, posting on vehicles, signs, business, billboards or by any other means; (b) A “towing or recovery vehicle” means any motor vehicle used by any person(s) for the purpose of towing or recovering of vehicles; (c) “Towing business certificate” or “certificate” means the vehicle registration card containing distinctive language indicating it is a certificate issued in conjunction with the vehicle registration, for towing or recovery services; (d) “Distinctive plate” means the prescribed Oregon registration plate format with a five-digit identification number and two letter prefix “TW” indicating a tow or recovery vehicle; and (e) “Stickers” means month and year stickers of a type in current use by the Driver and Motor Vehicle Services Division of the Department of Transportation to indicate staggered registration dates.